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it•a•con′ic ac′id
(it′ə kon′ik),USA pronunciation [Chem.]
- Chemistrya colorless crystalline compound, C5H6O4, obtained by fermentation, soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an intermediate in the formation of fibers, resins, etc.
- rearrangement of the letters of aconitic acid, origin, originally extracted from aconite 1860–65